Heather Christian Shervin Laniez
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company and American Conservatory Theater have partnered on a film of The Bushwick Starrâs 2017 production of
Animal Wisdom, created by and starring Heather Christian. Currently being filmed at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington, DC, a streaming release is slated for late spring.
Amber McGinnis directs the film, with stage direction by Emilyn Kowaleski. The cast also includes Sasha Brown, Eric Farber, B.E. Farrow, and Maya Sharpe.
In
Animal Wisdom, singer-songwriter-soothsayer Christian lays to rest the souls that haunt her, shape-shifting between rock star, folklorist, and high priestess, as she conjures a constellation of souls in an effort to confront her familyâs mythologies.